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Supervisory Police Officer

United States Army Installation Management Command

Department of the Army

Fresh

Location

Salary

$74,678 - $97,087

per year

Closes

April 15, 2026

GS-10 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $56,527 - $73,486

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-9. Advanced degree or significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of police officers at a U.S.

Army base in Wisconsin, overseeing daily operations, planning for special events, and ensuring the safety of people and property on the installation.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in law enforcement supervision, a strong understanding of police procedures, and the ability to analyze data and solve problems in high-pressure situations.

It's ideal for veterans or current federal employees who thrive in a structured military environment.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized supervisory law enforcement experience at the GS-9 level or equivalent
  • Knowledge of laws, regulations, and techniques for maintaining order and protecting life/property
  • Experience directing subordinates in protection of life, property, and civil rights
  • Ability to perform complex criminal investigations and coordinate across jurisdictions
  • Skills in developing performance standards, standard operating guidelines (SOGs), and compliance systems
  • Proficiency in analyzing crime trends, compiling reports, and briefing leadership
  • No education substitution; experience required

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This position serves as a Supervisory Police Office with the US Army Installation Management Command, US Army Garrison, Directorate of Emergency Services, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes supervisory law enforcement work directing the activities of subordinates engaged in the protection of life, property, and the civil rights of citizens, developing supervisory performance standards, coordinating support resources when activities cross lines of jurisdiction, performing complex criminal investigations, implementing systems to ensure law enforcement patrols are in compliance with police standard operating guidelines, analyzing the effectiveness of police response, and compiling detailed reports and presenting briefings to leadership.

The OPM Qualification Standard states experience must have provided knowledge of a body of basic laws and regulations, law enforcement operations, practices, and techniques and involved responsibility for maintaining order and protecting life and property.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).

Applicants who are current Federal employees or who are eligible for Reinstatement may be able to qualify with experience equivalent to the second lower grade, GS-09.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

  • Resolve technical problems not covered by precedent or established policy.
  • Receive all requests for police support to special events; develops and implements plans to support such events.
  • Maintain, develop, and direct implementation of police department standard operating guidelines (SOGs) for patrol officers.
  • Develop equipment and resource requirements needed to facilitate auxiliary support services to the Police Division.
  • Develop recommendations on deployment of police assets, including numbers of personnel needed per shift and zone operation.
  • Supervise all auxiliary support functions to include general administrative support, police records, and supply.
  • Analyze crime and incident statistics to determine trends.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/8/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCFU-26-12923104-DHA